How is the truth that 2 plus 2 is 4 individual, or that Yoshie sent the
reply below, or that Ottawa is the capital of Canada, or millions of other
commonplace truths? That "the truth" is individual seems to imply that there
is something called "the truth" which is individual. Is this oxymoronic
Platonism?
Cheers, Ken Hanly
----- Original Message -----
From: Yoshie Furuhashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 9:25 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:1140] Re: Pomotismo
> >My response is 1) the truth is individual, 2) objectivity is impossible
> >(including in the argument I just created) and 3) accepting our
"man-made"
> >god means accepting ourselves and trusting in our own magic. Why do
> >academic work at all: 1) because it is fun, 2) it is the healthiest thing
> >for our magical brains, 3) to help us discover our own "truth" and, 4) we
> >might help someone else discover their own "truth" along the way. For me
it
> >is a very Buddhist way at looking at life.
> >
> >What do you think?
> >
> >-Nico
>
> It seems that your conclusion boils down to individualism (of the
> kind that most American undergrads profess without having read any
> postmodern master).
>
> Yoshie
>
